I'm addicted to stationery. Like, they should create some sort of "Stationery Lover's Anonymous"…read morefor me and people like me. And if stationery and relevant supplies, cards, ect. were drugs, then Uppercase Gallery would be the big bad dealer of the Calgary world. It is like pure, unrefined joy/crack to browse the tiny store located in Art Central. In addition to the basic stationery - beautiful handmade cards designed by local artists, mirrors and buttons with fetching designs and beautiful if expensive handmade paper, they have a bit of everything else. That means they have a bunch of "how-to" books in addition to some very attractive books about graphic design, beautiful notebooks, prints and supplies like stamps and pencils. Yes indeed, it is a visual overload for your eyes. Unfortunately, while you are endeavouring to support local artists and art you are also spending a small fortune.

From the owner: UPPERCASE is a quarterly print magazine for the creative and curious with eclectic content inspired…read moreby design, typography, illustration and craft. Though you may recall our gallery and public space in Calgary's Art Central, Art Central is now closed and UPPERCASE's studio has moved. We are now concentrating on publishing and no longer have a public gallery. If you'd like to make an appointment, please consult our website. thanks!

These guys are awesome! Super quick and friendly and crazy helpful. In a world of many online…read moreprinting places its hard to know or see what you are going to get - these guys kick butt!

From the owner: Specializing in high quality, professional print products for customers who need to make a…read morecompelling first impression. Offset and digital equipment, graphic design services, die cutting and thermo engraving.

High quality and on time. I've used Little rock to print posters a few times now - Not only were…read morethey done correctly, they were also done on time. You could save a couple bucks by going to Staples, but if what every you are getting printed needs to be done correctly and on time, I highly recommend you check out Little Rock. The people are really nice and also competent. Whenever I've done printing here I feel like they've given it a human eye to make sure that they are done correctly. Seems like a pretty simple thing, but like most people who have had to get things printed from time to time, we've probably all experienced some pretty hilariously botched print jobs. Hilarious that they tried to pass it off as complete, but not hilarious that you probably have an event coming up with no posters to advertise. Avoiding this experience makes it worth going to little rock.

Great company to work with, attention to detail, outstanding quality and customer service - from…read morebeginning to end. Creative, attentive... nothing too big nor too small. Thanks to all at Little Rock, you ROCK 'n lot! ANDREA DAVIS www.ballyhooconcepts.com

My staff and I couldn't be happier with our experience after working with Wild Mind Brand Studio…read more Not only did Justin and his team take the time to really understand my business, they identified a number of areas that were contributing to a lack of brand consistency. I'm no marketing expert, but after receiving our brand style guide, website, stunning print materials and social media content, I feel like I have the tools I need to consistently promote my business and the confidence knowing that my brand is a true reflection of the high-quality service we provide to our customers. After wasting years with different graphic designers, freelance websites, marketing companies and business consultants, I'm so happy that I've found a business with the creativity and vision to see the big picture and the skill-set to carry it out. We will definitely be working with Wild Mind Brand Studio again!

Before working with Wild Mind Brand Studio, our team struggled to explain our product to others. We…read morestruggled with our brochures, our website, and our overall plan to market our water treatment technology. Justin arrived and not only strove to learn our technology (which was not his field of expertise), but with his outsider's point of view he was able to develop an online marketing strategy for us by developing our image and focusing our goals. We struggled with what we wanted to say, and how we wanted our brand to look. Justin's creativity gave us fresh ideas for how we could relate to potential customers. For example: our simplified system description is now on the back of our business cards. I can't tell you how many times I have already used this simple tool to explain how our technology works to people just by turning over my business card! Using clear color schemes, our new brochures direct a reader's eye to the key items we want to express. The technical data is still there, but it doesn't overwhelm the reader anymore. In short, Justin did much more than just make a website for us, he helped us create our story and that helped our entire team get reinvigorated!

I've used Colourshape for a few projects - both professional and for a charitable endeavor…read more Colourshape is a freelance company, great for working on small to medium design projects. The rates are very reasonable and job turnaround time is great. What I liked most about working with Colourshape though was that the designer took the time to understand the goals and purposes of each piece we wanted created, and then was able to put his own appropriate creative spin on that. Colourshape was great at communicating and managing expectations on timelines too. Whether it be a simple stationary or logo design or a brochure or ad campaign, Colourshape pays attention to your company's wants and needs and creates interesting, creative solutions with solid design logic and practice behind them. They are also flexible in where they meet you (person, online, phone) to discuss your project too which is helpful.

From the owner: Colourshape provides freelance graphic design and branding services, with a specialty in helping…read moresmall businesses and entrepreneurs. The website contains a variety of helpful articles and is the blog and design portfolio of Curtis Ince, an information designer and creative director based in Calgary, Canada.

I met Trina Lo, owner of FreshInk Communication a number of years ago (I believe 10+ years ago)…read morethrough a networking event, and over the years remained connected through social media primarily, but I occasionally would have a happy reunion with her at events throughout Calgary. Truthfully, until I owned my own business, I never really understood what she did for a living I knew she did web marketing stuff, but didn't really understand who her customers were or how she made a living. I just knew she was an awesome lady, always busy and was well liked. Fast forward to 2014, I am in the thick of excitement (and stress) of my business Carrie's Closet, and I am running out of bandwidth to stand up my first brick and mortar location in Calgary and through my feed is Trina's company, FreshInk Communication running a mini social media course at a BMI luncheon. I jump on this course like a hot potato. I then start digging into her website and see that she offers more extensive courses through FreshInk as well (which I will definitely take!). The course at the luncheon itself was extremely informative. It gave me some clear direction on things I could be doing better to promote my business online. Trina is smart, engaging and clearly experienced in this arena, and after the course, I approached her and asked her if I could hire her team to assist me with my brick and mortar launch. The course gave me all that I needed to trust that she was absolutely the best person to get people in my door. Trina and I had two meetings for me to hand over the content to her, and she handled the social media campaigns, press releases, and she even contacted directly all surrounding businesses like a pro. This started a chain reaction of support, spiked activity on my pages, and on my website analytics. By the grand opening, I had 169 people confirmed to attend the opening, and only a small handful were from my network, so these were people that she in essence generated through all her activity. The other think I need to mention in our two meetings - she also gave me a bunch of advice that had less to do with the campaign and grand opening itself, but it was an adhoc evaluation of my website and social media activity to date. She gave me some very clear helpful tips on things I was doing that she felt was good activity, as well as things I should consider to improve. All of the things she noted were helpful and reasonable. The grand opening itself was a success, and she has a client and an advocate for life. She knows this business, and not only that - she is a complete pleasure to work with. I will definitely take her social media course and also hire FreshInk Communications again. She has my trust and repeat business for life! Thank you Trina - your efforts made a huge difference!

From the owner: Graphic Design Marketing Strategy and Management…read moreSocial Media & Reputation Management Social Media Workshops Website Design & Development

I've been working with CopyCo for over 2 years. Fantastic service, excellent quality and the owner…read moreis great. They have excellent attention to detail and bend over backwards for us. I wouldn't go anywhere else for printing. Highly recommended!!!